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50 years of pickup artists: why is the toxic skill still so in demand? (2019) (theguardian.com)
2 points by flipchart 1521 days ago
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Because many men feel lonely and sexually invisible.

Isn't there a trend that goes a lot further back than that?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ars_Amatoria

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Liaisons_dangereuses

Looking at my collection of literature I see some evidence of a "seduction industry" aimed at woman from 1945 to 2000 or so, but today I think many woman feel like they are getting too much attention and if anything they would be ripe for an "anti-seduction industry" Post that Eric Weber book male interest has been increasing.